Local Information

Conference Location

The keynote address on Saturday will take place in Claire M. Fagin Hall; all other Saturday and Sunday sessions will also be held in Claire M. Fagin Hall, and the poster presentations in the first floor lobby area.

Please note that the venue has changed from previous years, and that we are in different buildings on Friday and on Saturday/Sunday.

Directions:

On Friday, please enter through the east entrance of Houston Hall on the Perelman Quad. Proceed down the stairs to the registration desk just outside the ground floor entrance to the Hall of Flags. Please follow the signs with the PLC42 logo.

On Saturday/Sunday, please look at the map here to Claire M. Fagin Hall. Please note that you should use the MAIN ENTRANCE to Claire M. Fagin Hall. Google Maps directs you to the SIDE ENTRANCE [see the different entrances here].

When inside Claire M. Fagin Hall, follow the directions under the PLC42 signs to find rooms 116 and 118. On the Saturday of PLC, there is an additional admissions event going on inside Claire Fagin Hall so be aware that people may be heading for non-PLC related rooms. Therefore please follow the PLC signs carefully!

Due to university policy, a state-issued ID or passport is required in order to consume alcohol at the reception Friday evening.

Party:
After the keynote address by Prof. John Rickford, we will have our traditional annual PLC party at Clarkville, on 4301 Baltimore avenue, starting at 9pm on Saturday.
Please also make sure to bring a valid form of ID to the party on Saturday, since Pennsylvania bars are required to check the age of anyone that looks 30 or younger.

Resources

Food

Transportation

Taxi: From Center City, a taxi to campus takes 5-10 minutes depending on traffic. On or around campus, you can hail a taxi on major streets, find a taxi queue in front of a hotel, or call a taxi dispatcher. Although we do not endorse any one taxi company for reliability, here are some local taxi services:

AllCity taxi: 215-467-6666

Freedom taxi: 215-222-9999

Philadelphia Taxicab Service: 215-535-6700

Uber

Lyft

Public Transportation: One-way ride on bus, subway or trolley costs either 1 token ($1.80, available at subway stations, Penn bookstore and other local vendors) or $2.25 in cash. (Bills and/or coins are accepted, but buses and trolleys will not give change. For example you can pay $3.00 but won't be given $0.75.) If you want to transfer to a second bus/subway, it costs an additional $1, and you need to ask the driver/booth operator for a transfer ticket when you first board. Here is a complete list of token sales locations. More information is available on the SEPTA website.

Getting to and from the Airport

Train: SEPTA operates a regional rail line from the airport to the University
Area/Center City. It runs every half hour, and takes 15-20 minutes to Center City.
From the baggage claim area, follow signs to the train (there is a stop at each
terminal). Purchase a ticket from the agent on board the train. Get off at the University City stop
(Convention Ave. at South St.), 30th Street Station (30th and Market Sts.), or Suburban
Station (16th Street and JFK Blvd.) depending on where your hotel is. Taxis are
available from 30th Street Station.
[Complete Schedule PDF]

Shuttle: Information is available at the ground transportation desk located in each terminal near the baggage claim area for shuttles to University City and Center City.
See more information here.

Taxi: A taxi from the airport to the University City area costs $30-$35 and
takes 20 minutes assuming no major traffic problems.

You may find hotels farther from campus with cheaper rates. The cheapest one
on campus is International House. Please note,
however, that the areas of South Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Northeast
Philadelphia, Southwest Philadelphia, Delaware County, Montgomery County, Bucks
County and New Jersey are significantly farther from campus than Center City.
In many cases, public transportation from these areas to the University is
available, but can be time consuming and costly, and is not available 24 hours
a day. If you choose to stay farther away, please investigate your
transportation and parking options before booking a room.